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An unpleasant feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.

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Is pain tolerance lower in the morning?

Being a night owl, I was joking around with a friend of mine that dentists like to schedule morning sessions to kick up a notch on the torture factor. However, someone mentioned that pain tolerances are actually lower in the morning. Is there any…
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Did Dave Elman contribute to an open heart surgery with hypnosis as the only anesthetic?

Colonel H.L. Elman (Dave's son): Among my father's many accomplishments, one that I treasure is the story of the man who was too weak for ANY of the many kinds of anesthesia drugs available in the 1950's. This man required open heart surgery…
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What are the plausible ways in which acupuncture might work for minor pains?

Possible Duplicate: Is there any evidence for acupuncture being an effective treatment? I sometimes have back pain and some numbness / pain in one leg. They're nothing to worry about and I usually just ignore them. However, a well-meaning…
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Is back pain often caused by unconscious emotional issues, such as rage?

Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) is a diagnosis for back pain given by Dr. John Sarno. According to Sarno, TMS is a condition in which unconscious emotional issues (primarily rage) initiate a process that causes physical pain and other symptoms. His…
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Could pain through stretching increase general pain tolerance?

I found a how-to guide (not exactly a reliable source, I know) that claims that e.g. stretching your legs to the point of pain to increase flexibility also increases your general tolerance to pain: Increase your pain threshold The best way to…
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Are there animals that cannot feel pain?

A thing I've often wondered is whether or not certain animals are immune to pain. I've often read about Naked Mole Rats being unable to feel pain. Also I thought about other animals like Jellyfish who actually don't really have a brain and thus…
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Evidence that girls/women feel pain greater than boys/men?

I found this article that says males and females feel pain "differently", but doesn't suggest one necessarily feels "more" pain from the same impacted…
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Was the Mayo clinic one of the safest due to hypnotic anaesthesia in its early days?

The prestigious Mayo Clinic resulted from the results of hypnotic anesthesia trance. A nurse named “Alice Magaw” was the nurse-anesthetist who assisted at all of the Mayo Brothers surgical procedures. At the time, the death rate from incorrect…
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